ISTANBUL — Three members of Iran’s security forces were killed overnight in clashes with protesters near Tehran in the latest sign of ongoing unrest despite a nationwide Internet blackout and heavy police crackdown./ Two members of the Basij paramilitary force and a commander in Iran’s elite ...
Protests in Iran triggered by petrol price hikes last week have subsided, an Iranian judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after the elite Revolutionary Guards warned of “decisive” action if anti-government protests do not cease./ FILE PHOTO: General view of the highway, after fuel price ...
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds./ Iran has gone almost entirely offline as authorities try to stem the spread of/ Protesters took to the streets shortly after the government announced an increase in by as much as 300%. Social media images ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Petrol stations, banks and shops were set on fire during protests over the weekend At least 12 people have been killed in Iran since protests against fuel price rises erupted three days ago, officials have said, although reports suggest the ...
Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards warned anti-government protesters of “decisive” action if unrest over gasoline price hikes do not cease, state media said, in a hint that a harsh security crackdown could be on the cards./ FILE PHOTO: People stop their cars in a highway to show their protest ...
Jumaa Zawayda was ordered by Israeli forces to leave his home/ On the night Israeli forces entered Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and began ordering its 20,000 Palestinian residents to leave their homes, 66-year-old Jumaa Zawayda said he would refuse. "My family all left but I told ...
A Syrian TV channel said the Israeli strike hit an empty area near the presidential palace, which is on a hill in north-west Damascus/ Israel says its fighter jets bombed an area next to the presidential palace in Syria's capital, Damascus, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to ...
Anera's community kitchens in Khan Younis feeds some 6,000 people each day/ A hot meal is hard to come by in the Gaza Strip, but a lunch for needy families in the south is about to be delivered by donkey and cart. Today's dish is koshari - made with lentils, rice and a zesty tomato sauce - in a ...
This garden shop in Mesilat Zion was left charred and in ruins/ Fires that have ravaged large parts of central Israel since Wednesday have largely been extinguished, the country's Fire and Rescue Authority says. More than 150 teams have been battling the blaze, which has scorched around 20 sq km ...
The spiritual leader of Syria's Druze community condemned the violence as an "unjustifiable genocidal campaign"/ Deadly clashes between Islamist armed factions, security forces and fighters from the Druze religious minority near Damascus are another sign of the continuing fragility of the ...
Police were forced to back down from a proposed ban on displaying images of children killed in Gaza at a Tel Aviv protest last month/ Israel's war in Gaza grinds on, but opposition is growing. In recent weeks, thousands of Israeli reservists – from all branches of the military – have signed ...
An national emergency has been called in Israel as strong winds and high temperatures have fuelled wildfires outside of Jerusalem. Fire crews have been battling the blazes, with several people reported to be suffering from burns and smoke inhalation, according to Magen David Adom, Israel's ...
Gunmen at a funeral on Wednesday for people killed in clashes between Syria's Druze community and security forces/ Israel's military chief has said his force struck "operatives" who attacked civilians from the Druze community on the outskirts of Damascus, after an outbreak of deadly sectarian ...
The strikes were carried out by RAF Typhoon jets armed with guided missiles/ The UK has launched air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen for the first time since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter ...
Samoudi has been detained in an Israeli forces raid in Jenin/ The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate has condemned the arrest of a prominent local journalist by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Ali al-Samoudi, who has worked extensively with Western media, was detained during a raid on ...